MIMB6887

This course, with the insight of industry leaders, addresses public-private sector interactions and the business, public policy, regulatory, and technology management issues that concern medical device and biotechnology companies. This course covers the unique business, market, public policy, regulatory, and technology management issues of the medical device industry--including growing interaction and overlap with the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology industry, information technology industry, and (more recently) wearable technology. Students successfully completing this course will understand: the historical development, importance, and future direction of the medical device industry; FDA issues, policies and strategies, public and private sector insurance coverage and reimbursement; interaction between public policies and private sector actions; intellectual property (IP) and liability issues concerning medical technology; and key issues relating to the start-up and management of new medical technology firms.